Femicide and gender-based killings are globally recognized as one of the gravest violations of human rights, and more work is necessary in order to address the root causes, say participants of Vienna symposium.

Moad, Stefan, Sabra and Mina are among 16 youth representatives, activists, volunteers and young professionals from Western Europe, who came to the OSCE to share how young people understand and work to prevent and counter this threat.

OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier attended the high-level segment of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Summit on Refugees and Migrants in New York from 19 to 23 September 2016.

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